01-29-2022, 06:46 PM
(01-28-2022, 04:01 PM)ac3r Wrote:(01-28-2022, 01:28 PM)KevinL Wrote: I don't recall hearing about this, but midsize buses have been added to the fleet. They'll first appear on the Chicopee route.
https://twitter.com/GRT_ROW/status/1487068948017266690
Makes sense to me. Some routes don't need full sized buses, particularly the 27. At most that route gets 5 passengers...but usually no more than 3 per bus. Such routes also do indeed have to make awkward turns - often driving over curbs which destroys the suspension as well as forces buses (including the 27) to add time on a route so they can take streets that offer more turning radius. I think it's useful.
In Fall 2020 the 27 had 4,500-5,500 boarding per month, or a weekday average boarding of about 190. That's about 11-12 per hours spread across the day or ~47 per hour if only at peak. Just general transit knowledge plus 30 years of experience tells me there's at least 1 SRO bus during each rush hour, perhaps 2.